The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-22
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bear date nom the day on which 81
files her application, should be amen
ed to allow the commencement of &
pension to date from the death of Il
husband, the other conditions require
by the law being present.
Fourth.-That section ais of the b
ViSed Statutes be so amended as to Dr.
hibit the payment of more than one |
| the same person.
Fifth.-That the law requiring pei
| sion to be granted according TO th
rank of claimant at time of. injury n
ceived, should be amended so that til
rank subsequently acquired bona fid
may be considered by the Commission
or in determining the amount of per
sions to be allowed.
SiXth.-That the present rate 70
deafness should be increased by law t
$50 per month for total deafness, wit
intermediate grades to be determine,
according to degrees of disability.
Seventh.-That discretion7 Shout,
be lodged in the Commissioner in cor
recting discrepancies in pensions 70
loss of limbs, or Congress should b
asked to establish table of rates TO
loss of limbs.
Eighth.-Thatt the law be amended s.
that the Commissioner shall be author
lied to pay the pension to the wife of
pensiOner, or to suitable person OF
behalf of his children, when the habitl
OF the pensioner show him to be al
unfit person.
The report also asks for additional
appropriation and clerical force. Thers
we've added to the rolls during the veal
the names Of 1914 new pensioners, land
been previously dropped were restored
same period the names OF
II ,677 prisoners were dropped from the
rolls. The aggregate annual value OF
all pensions is $50, 724 ,641, and increase
of like value for the year of IS, JIG, 633.
The amount paid for pensions during
the year was S73 ,465, 5S1, an increase in
amount over the previous year of SO,
$3.50 $50. The estimates for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1888, aggregates
S79, O45 ,230.
RAILROAD LANDS.
WAsHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Acting Sec
rotary Muldrow directed the Commits
proceed Immediately with as much dis
patch as possible to examine and pass
upon the list of railroad selections now
pending in his Office, and to forward
the same to the Secretary's Office with
the action taken thereon. The object
Of the order is stated to be a desire to
dispose of as many of these lists as
possible before the expiration of the
thirty days provided for in the recent
order of restoration, when filings and
entries may be received. Whatever
right the company may have acquired,
says the acting Secretary, by reason of
any action taken by them during the
Time and by virtue of such Withdrawals
!, knn ar h oV-fHf1
by any want of action on
the part of the Department. The act
ing Secretary directs that this work be
made special.
LAMAR'S INSTRUCTIONS.
Acting Commissioner StOckslager has
issued the necessary instructions to
the local land officials to carry into
effect Secretary Lamar'S recent order
restoring to settlement the indemnity
land of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. 1t is estimated that nearly
!, 100000 acres are involved.
COMPROMISES REJECTED.
Acting Secretary Muldrow, in a let
ter to the Attorney-GeneraI, has
that the offer of a COM
promise by the Sierra Lumber Company
Of California, in the timber trespass
suits now pending against it in the
United States Circuit Court at San
be rejected, end that the
suits be prosecuted with the most de-
5ermined effort to secure for the Gov
the largest possible verdict.
The action pending is for the recovery
Of 81, 217 ,254, being the value of "a ,S4S, :
1853 feet of lumber, comprising chiefly
valuable sugar pine and yellow pine,
alleged to have been Illegally cut from
The public lands. The defendants Of
Tered to compromise and pay the Gov
srnment SIS, 200.
OUTSTANDING THREEs.
OF the per cent. bond loans OF
1906 ,561 $50 issued in 1882, $500, 288 900
have been redeemed by calls and S.
81 $50 by other means. leaving but
81 ,971 900 of this loan outstanding at
his date.
IN FAVOR OLE THE GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The United
States Attorney for Colorado has for
Warded to the Commissioner of the
General Land Office copy of an i'm
1ortant decision rendered by Hon.
Moses Hallett, United States District
Judge for the District of Colorado, in
,wo cases of the United States VS.. the
Denver s. Rio Grande Railroad Com
oany, deciding as to the right of said
to cut timber from the public
ands under their granting act OF June
3, 1872, and the general
1875, conceding the right of the road
Under their granting act to procure
timber for construction and repairs
rom public land adjacent to
hat portion of the road
prior to June 8, 1882.
and under the general right of way
act for construction only from lands
adjacent to that portion of road con-
,tructed subsequent to June 1887.
The judge renders the first judicial
decision that the land Office has been
able to obtain as to the meaning of the
words ''from the public lands adjacent
in the act mentioned. The decision of
the judge is that the right to take
timber from public lands under said
act extends laterally some distance
from the right of way and to such
lands as may be reached by ordinary
by wagons and not
otherwise. The timber must be used
FOR the construction Of road at or near
the place where delivered, and il car
ried by the road to points distant from
the place of taking, the company are
liable in treSpasS for the value. He
further held that the Government was
taken from public lands, and having
that fact, the burden of
proof as to where and for what purposes
The timber was used was upon the rail-
road company. In the absence of
evidence to prove that the
timber was used in place adjacent TO
that from which it was taken, and for
the purpose authorized by law the
is entitled to Judgment.
The amount for which Judgment was
in these two cases is $39, 237.
It is estimated that over a million dol
lars are involved in cases of similar
character now pending.
COCKRELL'S REPORT.
The report of the Secretary of the
Interior to Senator Cockrell, chairman
Of the Senate's select committee ap-
pointed in pursuance of the Senate
resolution, approved March 3rd, 1887,
to inquire into and examine the meth
dds of business and work in the Execu-
tive Departments of the Government,
has been received from the public
printer. The report makes an octave
volume of 400 pages, printed in small
type, and contains a minute detailed
statement of the methods Of transact
ing business in each bureau and divis-
ion of the Department and, the amount
and the character of the work